I love Jimmy Smith, but I prefer the sound of the Leslie to that dry, Hammond sound. Again, it's Jimmy that makes it sing ..... he could shine on a DX7 .... which, BTW makes a darn good tone wheel sound. After all, it's sine wave technology ..... just creatd in a digital world. I've heard DX7s through a Leslie and you'd be blown away. The only tell-tale sign(sine?) is the lack of monophonic percussion. That's a trademark sound for sure.

Say what you want ....... there are MANY, many respectable substitutes that negate lugging around a 410 beast these days. Sure, there is a certain individuality to each old relic, but if you play it right, and you amplify it right ( Like Joey D does) you can wow any organ audience with today's newest technology and no one will be disappointed with the result.